ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:

Liz Bail is a visual artist based in Chicago, IL. he has exhibited her work in the Chicago areas as well as the surrounding suburbs, Liz earned her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chciago in painting and drawing spring 2025. She also completed her Post baccalaureate Certification spring 2022 from SAIC as well as her BFA fall 2019. She was awarded the Distinguished Scholar Merit Award from SAIC 2016-2019. She obtained her BA in studio art and business form Lake Forest College with Special Honors in Studio art and graduated Cum Laude. She looks forward to establishing herself as an emerging artist in the Chicago area and beyond.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

My paintings express the beauty I experience in nature primarily through the freedom of exploration. This exploration is based on intuition, chance and experimentation. Intentionality is also tied in with chance as the staining process itself is setting up the control of what the process can result in. Painting on unprimed material while on the floor helps free me to move intuitively through the painting as each gesture influences the next allowing me to arrive at an experience that feels genuine and is without fear or doubt. Evoking both organic and atmospheric characteristics the staining process enables the color to become more saturated within the cloth. Color serves as the primary subject, conveying the emotional essence of the painting.